PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A diversified and well-rounded writer with 2+ years of experience in writing, 8+ years in project management, and 2+ years in entrepreneurship. Pivoted from 5+ industries in a variety of roles at companies from 3 to 10k employees, making me highly adaptable, resilient, and a quick learner. Ready to leverage expertise from ghostwriting, resume writing, feature stories, articles, email marketing, and social media marketing to create engaging content for my next client or company. Could that be you? 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Copywriting, Project Management, Copy Editing, Email Marketing, Persuasive Writing, Web Content Writing, Content Marketing, Time Management, Concept Development, Interviewing, Feature Writing, Change Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Corporate Communications Writer (Contract) | Advent Talent Group, remote          3/2023 - 8/2023

Currently contracting through August 2023 at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI), which is the nonprofit research wing of Hennepin Healthcare. HHRI is among Minnesota's largest medical research nonprofits studying diseases’ root causes and potential treatments.

• Coordinated and copyedited corporate communication deliverables such as a monthly newsletter for 7k employees.
• Collaborated with medical researchers to create, research, and copyedit 15+ academic medical bios.
• Created and edited the HHRI WordPress site with 10+ content updates for new and existing web pages.
• Researched and interviewed 3+ high-profile medical researchers and wrote original long-form articles on groundbreaking medical research initiatives and feature stories.
• Ideated and implemented Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) software to transcribe interview notes, resulting in 1+ hour time savings per article.

Resume Writer & Career Coach (Contract) | Find Your Fit, remote                                6/2022 - present

Find Your Fit is a career coaching company helping clients with career exploration, job search strategies, marketing materials for job search, and workplace wellness. Promoted in November 2022 due to asking clients probing questions about their resume and job search strategies to get them unstuck and feel confident in their abilities.

• Coached 10+ job seekers of all ages, job levels, and industries to boost their confidence and knowledge on mock interviews, job search strategies, and creating marketing materials.
• Conceptualized, designed, and delivered a 20-minute LinkedIn presentation using Canva for an in-person career fair at Saint Paul Community College to 50+ students.
• Enabled change management framework to refine 4+ processes such as converting from free to paid consultations, limiting resume revisions, new resume templates, and email automation.
• Tracked and generated monthly client logs and invoices of $1k+ using Google Sheets and freelancer software Bonsai.
• Created thought leadership content marketing on LinkedIn to position the company as subject matter experts on job search and developing marketing materials.

Ghostwriter (Contract)|CAKE Publishing/Wise Whisper, remote                                 03/2022 – 12/2022

CAKE Publishing is a house of writers specializing in ghostwriting, copywriting, public relations, social media, and editing for solopreneurs, small businesses, and influencers.

• Developed an email marketing sequence to upsell popular career exploration and job searching courses for a well-known personal development influencer for an audience of 500k.
• Researched and wrote 500+ word journalistic style articles using brand identity and tone on assigned business topics for a weekly Forbes column.
• Oversaw, researched, and wrote 400–800-character responses within 24 hours for a monthly Q&A style Forbes and professional organization on behalf of an alternative finance business owner.
• Copyedited well-known influencer’s 15+ page keynote speech, delivered to audiences of 5k+.
• Created email marketing newsletters for wellness influencers using brand identity and voice.

Team Coordinator & Community Outreach | Rise Up for You, remote                       5/2021 – 4/2022

Rise Up for You is a personal and professional development company specializing in enhancing individuals’ and companies’ soft skills such as confidence, emotional intelligence, communication, leadership, and business acumen.

• Wrote and copyedited web content for weekly Mailchimp newsletters for an executive, entrepreneurial, and working professional vertical of over 6k.
• Utilized marketing strategies to create promotional emails (Mailchimp) and text campaigns (Project Broadcast) using copywriting trends to a 6k+ audience for services and events.
• Designed social media marketing posts with Canva and event photography using company identity and tone used in direct response marketing through social media marketing posts.
• Uploaded and scheduled SoundCloud and YouTube podcast recordings using company formatting, created YouTube cover images, and podcast images using Canva.

OTHER EXPERIENCE                                                                                                                   2013-2021

Worked as an IT Project Manager as a contract and full-time employee for companies such as Prime Therapeutics, Thomson Reuters, RBC Wealth Management, Optum, Wells Fargo, Change Healthcare, Ameriprise, etc.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Arts, Journalism| Augsburg College
• Certified Professional Coach (CPC) | Learning Journeys

TECHNOLOGY

Vimeo, Canva, Streamyard, Thinkific, YouTube, SoundCloud, WordPress, Figma, Marvel, Buffer, Linktree, Calendly, Typeform, Mailchimp, Project Broadcast, Airtable, Smartsheet, Microsoft Suite, Google Suite